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  • nick1977
    nick1977 Posts: 327
    tylerpjtx wrote:
    congrats
    i'm not realy into dreadnaughts....i'm saving up for a taylor 412ce right now. uh!

    Keep saving....you will get it eventually. Funny thing is, I wanted a Taylor 714-ce for many years. I just happened upon this dreadnaught, and absolutely loved it, and I could not beat the price. I actually played it and liked it more than the Taylor that I had wanted.

    But, the key is to buy what pleases your ear the most. The better the guitar sounds to you, the more you will be inspired to play. So, you will get it eventually....I've waited 15 years to buy a premium guitar. I like the taylor 412's also. They too have a great sound.

    and who's_pearljam?: yes, it is really is inspiring to play a nice guitar. I feel like my playing has improved just by playing the guitar itself. I'm sure that is not true...kind of like when I was a kid and thought a certain type of shoe would make me run faster. Haha.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    nick1977 wrote:
    and who's_pearljam?: yes, it is really is inspiring to play a nice guitar. I feel like my playing has improved just by playing the guitar itself. I'm sure that is not true...kind of like when I was a kid and thought a certain type of shoe would make me run faster. Haha.


    I like to think that a beautiful, finely-crafted instrument challenges you to play better. Like you have to earn the right to own and play it.

    Unless you're one of those doctors or lawyers who collect $10,000 guitars.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • who's_pearljam?
    who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    nick1977 wrote:

    and who's_pearljam?: yes, it is really is inspiring to play a nice guitar. I feel like my playing has improved just by playing the guitar itself. I'm sure that is not true...kind of like when I was a kid and thought a certain type of shoe would make me run faster. Haha.

    I think the instrument CAN improve your playing. Like MIG said, it inspires you.

    I've been playing all my life and I think there is a certain synergistic thing between an instrument and a musician. You may hear notes and overtones in a new guitar, or just the fact that you HAVE it and you bond with it can bring out the best in you and inspire you to take your playing to the next level.
    The same holds true with amps, even effects will coax music out of you that you never thought you had in ya!






    Same with groupies!

    Hey, man,,,,, a musician is always looking for inspiration from somewhere! :D
    Be kind, man
    Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    The thing is, the right guitar is the right guitar... and it's not always a hand-made top-of-the-line luthier guitar, either. There are cheap guitars out there that are "the one" for some players. I have a Cort Explorer that I've got $200 into, and it's one of my favorite instruments ever (and I've owned a few. Maybe not as many as Bob, though). My first guitar ever was a Kalamazoo F-hole archtop acoustic, and that was one of the best acoustics I've ever played (RIP).

    But, when the guitar was built with a finer attention to detail, the chances are higher that it will have that great overall character that will truly come alive in your hands.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    The thing is, the right guitar is the right guitar... and it's not always a hand-made top-of-the-line luthier guitar, either. There are cheap guitars out there that are "the one" for some players. I have a Cort Explorer that I've got $200 into, and it's one of my favorite instruments ever (and I've owned a few. Maybe not as many as Bob, though). My first guitar ever was a Kalamazoo F-hole archtop acoustic, and that was one of the best acoustics I've ever played (RIP).

    But, when the guitar was built with a finer attention to detail, the chances are higher that it will have that great overall character that will truly come alive in your hands.


    I want a stella acoustic archtop :(
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    I want a stella acoustic archtop :(


    They don't have photos in there yet, but they promise photos will be added... but it sounds like this is what my first guitar was...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3772448894
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • who's_pearljam?
    who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    MIG,, you're right.
    I didn't mean to imply that it has to be expensive to be good.

    Last year ( A year goes fast! :eek: ) when we were in Timbuktu, we watched a kid playing while the whole village was dancing to him,, with a rectangular old gas can and a stick attached for a neck, with one string on it.
    It was like,,,,"THAT'S low tech!"

    (By the way, MIG,, I always remember when you sent those pictures of the mountains at Glacier and messages of good will when we were trying to show the locals what the internet was.)
    Be kind, man
    Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    who's_pearljam? wrote:
    (By the way, MIG,, I always remember when you sent those pictures of the mountains at Glacier and messages of good will when we were trying to show the locals what the internet was.)


    I remember that as well...

    It never ceases to amaze me how easy it is to share life with the rest of the world, these days.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • santuz
    santuz Posts: 1
    anybody does like the classic shape and sound of a D-28?
    it'll be my continuos daydreaming until i get one.
    hope soon...
  • Pearl_Jam_Necklace
    Pearl_Jam_Necklace Posts: 501
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    The thing is, the right guitar is the right guitar... and it's not always a hand-made top-of-the-line luthier guitar, either. There are cheap guitars out there that are "the one" for some players. I have a Cort Explorer that I've got $200 into, and it's one of my favorite instruments ever (and I've owned a few. Maybe not as many as Bob, though). My first guitar ever was a Kalamazoo F-hole archtop acoustic, and that was one of the best acoustics I've ever played (RIP).

    But, when the guitar was built with a finer attention to detail, the chances are higher that it will have that great overall character that will truly come alive in your hands.

    amen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    ...It's only after disaster that we can be resurrected...
    it's only after you've lost everything ...that you are free to do anything....(Fight Club)

    ... I'll ride the wave...where it takes me....

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